Name : Juliana S.Y. Chan
Known as : North Swallow / Hoku Tsubameko. Currently renamed to NS Chan Studio
Occupation:
- Current: Architect
- Others: Freelance graphics designer and Illustrator
Societies:
- Alumni of NUS Students' Comics and Animation Society
- Artists Society of Singapore (ASOS)- Secretary
[Profile in ASOS can be view
here.]
Hobbies:
- Painting
- Drawing
[More Introduction can be viewed at my Official Website
here.]
: Achievements :
Year 2015
- Pencil Drawing “Young Memories” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 8”. Oil Painting “Simple. Happiness” exhibited at “SG50 National Day Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition 2015”, organized by Ngee Ann Cultural Centre Ngee Ann Kongsi. Oil Painting “Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, Singapore” selected for “Arising Star” FASS Artists Grand Art SG50 Exhibition, organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore). Oil Paintings "Her Family" and "Still Life No.3 - Together with Joy" selected for "Blossom and Flourish" Singapore National Women's Art Exhibition 2015 (in conjunction with the celebration of SG50), organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore).
Year 2014
- Pencil Drawing “Honesty of Time” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 7”.
Year 2012
- Assistant Treasurer of Artists Society of Singapore. Works featured in art publication of Artists Society of Singapore.
Year 2010
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2010 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 2010 at Suntec Hall, 14 Nov.
Year 2009
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2009 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 09 at Suntec Hall, 21 Nov.
- Thesis project selected for City Exhibition (NUS Architecture Graduation Exhibition- "How does your garden grow?") held at Iluma Urban Entertainment Centre, 13 Jun.
Year 2008
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Graphite 2008 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 08 at Suntec Hall, 22 Nov.
- Exhibited individual installation for team exhibition “Site, Situation, Spectator” collaborated among Department of Architecture, University Scholar Programme and NUS Museum. Installation is exhibited in NUS Museum.
Year 2006
- Selected for Student’s Exchange Programme (SEP) to Lund, Sweden.
- Design Projects (Year 3 semester 1 and semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2003-4
- Head of Manga Sub-Committee in NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- Pioneer as Head of 2004 “Graphite” Organising Committee to organise first TERTIARY manga drawing competition for 3 universities: NUS, NTU and SMU.
- Design Project (Year 1 semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2001-2
- Assistant Secretary and Head of Publicity of Hwa Chong Junior College Chinese Orchestra (HCCO).
- Won gold medal in team competition (HCCO) in Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2001.
- Performed duet in HCCO concert at Victoria Concert Hall 2002.
- Awarded First in comic illustration for competition organised by HCJC’s Comics Club 2002.
Year 1997-2000
- Awarded Best in Art Elective Programme (AEP) subject in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
- GCE O’ Levels: 9 distinctions, includes Higher Art Distinction in AEP, 1997-2000.
- Selected by school NYGH and Ministry of Education to represent Singapore in 1999 to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for overseas summer programme in Atlanta College of Fine Arts.
- 3rd prize winner in Singapore Story – Youth Edition Art competition organised by National Youth Council in 1998.
- Merit Prize winner in Care-for-Nature Spot-Art competition at Sungei Buloh Nature Park in 1998.
Year 1996
- Awarded 2nd position for Lions International Peace Poster Contest in Southeast Asia.
: Career History :
Associate at DP Architects, 2014-Current
Architectural Executive at DP Architects, 2012-2014
Architectural Assistant at DP Architects, 2009-2012
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2008-2011
Internship at K2LD Architects, 2007-2008
- Completed interior project for renovation of apartment at Hillington Green, Singapore.
- Completed interior project for creation of wedding banquet showroom at G-Hotel, Penang.
Internship at DP Architects Pte Ltd, 2006
- Participated in A&A works for Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore.
Internship at The Design Studio of Colin K. Okashimo and Associates, 2005
- Model-making
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2004 - Current
- T-shirt design for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- 2 Website Interface designs for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society, working with programmer.
- Poster Design for Graphite 2005 Competition.
- Costume designs for University Scholar Programme Rag Day 2004.
- Banner and nametag design for 3rd Great Asian Streets Symposium held in NUS, Department of Architecture.
- Logo and T-shirt design for Hall XI, FOC 2004 “Ignixion”, in Nanyang Technological University.
Multimedia Artist (contract-based), and Graphics Designer (freelance) at AsknLearn.com Pte Ltd, 2003-2004
- Participated in website competition.
- Developed illustrations and digital graphics for website layout or interface design, character design, stories illustrations, logos and icons, brochures, product covers, banners, posters, and simple computer-based animations.
- Participated in computer animated e-Learning softwares for educational uses.
: Qualifications/Education :
- Registered Architect - Qualified Person (QP) from 2012 - current.
- University Scholar's Programme, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Master Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2003-2007.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Quiz review+ issues abt me....
Ahaha, alot of ppl beat me in doing this... esp jov and ed... ok so now my turn....
oh yes b4 i start, i did the OS quiz in mich blog, abt wat OS are u according to ur personality. My results is:
Which OS are You?hahaha~~~
Red Hat Linux..... i only heard of Linux but not RED HAT one..... hmm
Anyway abt the quiz thingy... haha i have 5 ppl who pass and 2 who are near passing. hmm is mine really freefrag?? hmm....
As I said before that I am one who have genuine and fake blur mixed together until I myself feel very confused abt myself. I dunno if I am getting more complicated or I am losing myself haha~ I am indeed difficult to be maintained.... haha~ I also think that alot of people will not know what is going on in my mind... (like ed said abt himself)... and yes i have the animated expressions and blur look and the hysterical shock look most of the time. Some ppl even say that they wanna tease me to see wat animated expressions I will give cos I always have alot of reactions.... ok lar, when i am in the 'bright' self, i am hippy and happy... but u will not find those when i am in the dark mood... All u see is scary black face.... ahaha.... And so, becos i seem to be showing how i feel at that time, I seemed EASY TO READ. However if i switch on my role as an actress, ppl only read from my SURFACE cos I will be hiding the truth. Like my anime fren said... he couldnt believe I was having depression becos I was always smiling and laffing in front of them... the things i say and behaved etc..... and alot of other things he doesnt expect too.... ok, someone acknowledged my acting skills liao.... i muz say his acting oso power wat. heehee...
Second thing i wanna add is.... I only turn 'hysterical' and tensed when I feel HELPLESS and LOST. And the reaction can be very great depending on how great that sense of helplessness. This all goes back to sec 3... Long story... shant say it here... no point la hahaha.... so u see me getting damn stressed up when I am lost on the roads. yup anything that makes me feel helpless and lost will drive me nuts. Hate that feelings of being lost. Sense of fear aroused from these too.
QUIZ:
First qn.... abt the dark self one.... i think becos of my depression and troubles going on last time, many of u will tend to think 'wanting to die' is the correct one. Ok la, i dun blame u all choosing that but hey! I treasure my life alot actually.... Anyway, why is the answer the jappy rock singer? haha... well, besides the dying or not dying thing, I would say the 'dark' self is more of bursting power in terms of chaos and madness. Getting wild and all... so such power can be satisfied via the singing. Imagine wearing all black or hippy and jappy, standing on the stage and yelling at the mike. quite stress-relieving isnt it!? hahaha~~ Meanwhile the bright side prefer to stay in the snow-white lands or gardens that carry tranquility and peace. Elegance. Imagine wearing light flowing clothing and walking barefooted on the meadows or thru wheat fields... den running ur fingers thru them as u walk.... And walking on pebbles of rivers... hopping and dancing on the waters... things are so light and faerie..... oh paradise~~
hmm I cant remember the sequence of every question. so here let me touch on the sports... Actually I sux at stamina. In pri3, I was last in a running event... Later I took up swimming. I failed at intermediate lvl... lack of stamina. So mum signed me up with a private coach who taught a small class of boys. yes, I was the only gal there then. So wat. I worked hard and coach trained me every saturday until I reach gold standard. I love to swim... Once I was swimming and observing the patterns reflected on the floor of the pool. I see my own shadow on the floor with the bright rippling patterns. Sounds are blocked off while u are in water too. So when I swim, I look at my own shadow, observing how i swim.. and the whole image is so dreamy and peaceful... as though i have freedom... away from the chaos... After these 3 years, my stamina shot up so when I was P6, I took alot of running events for the sports' day. Long distance becomes one of my forte. It continued until sec 2. Sec 3 i became more lazy... haha. so my stamina started to fall until now and still falling i think... haiz... den lastly i took up V-ball. less tiring ball game and fun in strategies and tactics. I believe some choose this option since most of the time I was grumbling to play this game than swimming. well, cos swimming more troublesome but that doesn't mean it isn't my fav.
Hmm abt the studies b4 architecture... hhaaha becos of so many art fields I am involved in, many ppl give different answers!! haha ok, to clear things up.... I am first involved in fine arts becos of AEP in sec sch... but at the same time I was in love with comics and drawing them. In fact my first career goal made is to become a comic book artist. Even tried to publish stories with a few other partners. Den after AEP, I was on my own... and I took up Graphics designing myself.... I know that comic artist is hard in singapore so I make it more like hobby.... so I wanted graphics designing as my studies cum career. I prepared my Fine Arts portfolio etc after JC graduation to go for the UK interview. The teacher actually agreed to let me in even though I dun have my A Levels Art..... I shld be so grateful to him. But when the letter of offer came, I still could not get enuff funds... that time dun haf relevant scholarships for this course oso... so I have to give it up myself. so I treat graphic designing as side job or freelancing job. So I got into Archi finally to make more constructive art and for the society. haha.... wat a long journey I already have... *tired*
Ok... some ppl tot i eat when I stressed up.... aahaha... but the tricky part is.. not when I stressed up, but when I work. To calm myself down, I like to look out my window and feel the breeze embracing me. I like the smell of the wind especially when it is about to rain. got the smell of fresh soil... den at night oso.... i see faraway lightings of the keppel shipyard and buildings faraway.... it makes me feel dreamy... and quietens me down.... awakening that peaceful self....
oh finally the music... becos of my 2 personalities, I like alot of music, different types. those I listed are my favs.. but of cos new age+vocal are still the best. They stir the peaceful self in me oso. alot of ppl choose jap ones too.... becos of my love for animes... well... they are nice but can be appreciated fully if I can understand the language. yep... should be all I wanna say.... Thanks to all of u who tried the quiz!
hmm... looking at the questions and answers i dun get why i can fail leh... hahaha~~ but anyway~~ i beat u to wat?? revealing the ans ah?? hahahaha
well at least now ppl know more abt u and stuff~~ *no more excuse not to know/remember* =P hahahhaha~~
and u where got so ke lian?? cream of the crop and still no one respects u?? cannot be lor...
aiya, it's juz a little quiz bah... think so ppl dun respect me in the sense of treating me seriously becos i seem to be easy going and blur blur that type. But only those who actually worked with me in my field/scope of work would get to know the other side of me... I gain respect when comes to work etc... but normal days are laxed lar. I believe I am not the only one liddat.
wha...u have a very complex personality lah..i more straightforward. but u still harbour dreams to go back to graphic designing? haha...take it as hobby lah, like me, last time want to b some world famous soccer player, now can onli b some leisure player...yah, i got some qs right, but i also dont know y, so i thought ur quiz free frag